How the FDIC , Was Created to Deal With , Banking Crises.br NPR reports that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank br has brought the FDIC into the spotlight 90 years br after its creation to avoid a banking catastrophe.br The agency's goal is to minimize panic br and turbulence following the second-largest br bank failure in the history of the U.S. .br The FDIC is working to convince U.S. citizens and br businesses that the banking system is safe while br avoiding bank runs that threaten to deepen the crisis.br The FDIC was formed in 1933 after br approximately 4,000 banks had closed br in the first few months of the year.br The FDIC was formed in 1933 after br approximately 4,000 banks had closed br in the first few months of the year.br I can assure you, my friends, br that it is safer to keep your money br in a reopened bank than it is br to keep it under the mattress, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, br March 12, 1933 Fireside Chat, via NPR.br I can assure you, my friends, br that it is safer to keep your money br in a reopened bank than it is br to keep it under the mattress, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, br March 12, 1933 Fireside Chat, via NPR.br The FDIC is an independent government agency that br is funded by banks and savings associations who pay br insurance premiums to cover trillions of dollars in deposits.br So we charge the bank 12 cents for every br $100 you put in the bank as insured money. br That allows us to build up our insurance br fund to pay costs when we have problems br like bank closings, where we have tobr then pay people their money back, John Bovenzi, Former FDIC chief operating officer, via NPR.br So we charge the bank 12 cents for every br $100 you put in the bank as insured money. br That allows us to build up our insurance br fund to pay costs when we have problems br like bank closings, where we have tobr then pay people their money back, John Bovenzi, Former FDIC chief operating officer, via NPR.br NPR reports that deposit insurance, which is covered br by insurance premiums, is one of the main tools the FDIC br is relying upon to guarantee that accounts are safe. .br However, deposit insurance does not br apply to stocks, bonds, mutual funds br and other investment instruments.br NPR reports that critics of the FDIC br have cited the dangers of the agency br encouraging risky behaviors.